Low Carb for Glycogen-Storage Diseases

McArdle’s and Tarui’s disease are diseases that effect the ability to access glycogen storage. Treatment has traditionally focused on diets rich in sugar, but more and more people are finding amazing success with ketogenic diets.

In this talk from the Low Carb USA conference, a few people who suffer from these diseases explain how they have been able to find amazing success by switching to a fat-burning metabolism.

Watch it

You can watch the full 17-minute presentation on our member pages, including captions and transcript:

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The next conference

The presentation is from this year’s Low Carb USA. It’s the top low-carb conference in the US. Next year’s conference will take place on August 3 – 6, 2017 in San Diego. Sign up now for an early bird discount (50% off).